Tuesday
They set two extra places at the table, and everyone sat down to eat, except for Talen, who took a seat companionably anyway. Aislen couldn’t help but sneak looks at him out of the corner of her eye, trying to acclimate herself to the man without his beard. He caught her looking, and his eyes danced with laughter as he smiled and put his hand on her knee under the table.
Outside, it resumed raining, and everyone paused to look out through the French doors as the water washed over the boards of the balcony.
“Because what we need is more water,” Rhett commented wryly.
“The crossing over the river is all but blocked off,” Constable Overly advised. “And we’re reserving those roads and bridges that are not flooded for emergency services, and only allowing limited traffic to pass.”
